Exploration: Stop by and give handout of the notes including as group leaders throughout the Formative Assessment: After stu- explicit modeling to make sure a few basic examples Have discovery activity and assist dents complete the task of finding they understand how to meas- them glue it in their journals. other students as needed. circumference given the diameter, ure and how to record the meas- they’ll be provided a word problem that urements. Have a high perform- Special Needs Homework: Allow extra time if High challenges them to find the diameter er work with them and guide needed. Performer given the circumference. Students will them through the activity. Formative Assessment: Stop use prior knowledge of solving for a by and assist them in finding Formative Assessment: Students variable to complete the task. the circumference of a circle. will have opportunity to act as a peer Exploration: Students demonstrate Use guiding words to help them tutor during the task card activity. through discovery the formula for circum- find one on their own.. Introduction: Draw a picture of a ference. Students will be given a few circle on the board or overhead cans and a piece of string. They’ll work projector and review the definitions in collaborative groups to wrap the string for circle, diameter, and radius. around each can, measure the string Introduce the concept of circumfer- length and the diameter of the can, and Presentation: Show Math ence as perimeter. Say:Today we write a ratio of the circumference to the Antics video “What is Pi” to are going to find a way to calculate reinforce students’ discovery. diameter. the circumference when we know the diameter or radius. Average Performer Instruction: Discuss the rela- Math: Grade 7 tionship of the circumference of Homework: The assignment will a circle to its diameter. Have give opportunity for students to Standard: NACS.Math.Content.7.G.B.4 students copy notes and exam- practice the concept of finding the Objectives: Students will understand that pi is the ples in their journal. circumference and area of a circle. ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Homework will be used as a form- Students will be able to find the area and circumfer- Formative Assessment: Have ative assessment to determine ence of a circle. Students will understand the con- students find the circumference of students’ understanding and mas- nection between the area of a square and the area two circles given the diameter and tery of the standard. of a circle. show work in their journal. Walk around and observe as students Formative Assessment: Stu- Instruction: Discuss the rela- are working. dents will participate in a group tionship between the area of a activity using task cards to practice parallelogram and the are of a Exploration: Students demonstrate through finding circumference and area of circle. Students will glue the discovery the formula for the area of a circle. circles. Walk around and observe colored paper circle sections in Students will use two paper semi-circles of as students are working. their journals and write the different color cut into sections and arranged formula for finding the area of a in the shape of a parallelogram. Using prior circle. knowledge of how to find area of a parallelo- Exploration: Provide modified gram, students will discover the radius multi- directions using clear and concise Presentation: Occasionally plied by 1/2 the circumference equals the verbage. Have a high performer stop the video to clarify and area of a circle. work with them throughout the emphasize important points. activity. Struggling Exploration: Pair students with a bi- Instruction: Provide a copy of the Students Homework: Allow extra time if lingual student to work with notes in native language. Speak slowly and clearly. Emphasize important vo- Instruction: Have whole needed. throughout the discovery activi- English cabulary words. class repeat the circumference Language and area formulas several Formative Assessment: Stop by Learners times. Allow sufficient time to and assist them in finding the Homework: Provide copy in Formative Assessment: Stop copy notes. circumference of a circle. Use native language. Allow extra by and determine if students guiding words to help them find time if needed. are understanding the concept one on their own.. and task they’re asked to per- form. Assist as needed.